You Haven’t Really Enjoyed Life Until You Tried Vietnamese Food

Cơm tấm – Warm broken rice often served with a slab of grilled pork chop marinated in sugar and fish sauce, a slice of steamed pork loaf topped with egg yolks, and a mixture of pork skin and thinly shredded pork

Phở – Noodle soup served with various cuts of beef and onions. Often eaten with basil, mint, lime, and bean sprouts

Sườn Ram Mặn–Caramelized Spare Ribs

Canh chua – A sour soup made with fish, pineapple, tomatoes (and sometimes also other vegetables such as okra), and bean sprouts, in a tamarind-flavored broth

Nem Nuong – Spring Rolls with Grilled Pork Patties

Bánh Cuốn – Steamed rice cake, made with rice flour, tapioca flour, water and oil and traditionally filled with ground pork, fried shallots and wood ear mushrooms. It is garnished with cilantro, sliced cucumbers, even more fried shallots, slices of pork loaf, and served with a fish sauce dip